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No foreign owner for MAS?

8 January 2001 KUALA LUMPUR – The much-talked of sale of Malaysia Airlines to a foreign party might just not take place if the suggestion of an influential government-linked advisory body is taken into consideration. According to a Malaysian ... TravelWeekly Asia
Airlines - Hotels

Windfall for Oz tourism

20 November 2003 SYDNEY - The Australian government will invest A$235 million (US$169.5m) in the country's tourism industry over the next four-and-a-half years as part of its Tourism White Paper. Of this amount, about A$120 million will go directly ... TravelWeekly Asia

Thailand gears up for Miss Universe 2005

BANGKOK - The Tourism Authority of Thailand is drawing up plans to market and promote Thailand for the Miss Universe Pageant, which the government has unofficially said it will host next June. A report in The Nation quoted the TAT as saying that the ... TravelWeekly Asia
Airlines - China

Bali asks Jakarta: Where’s the money?

A crisis meeting of industry leaders in Bali has failed to unlock millions of dollars promised by central government to speed the island’s tourism recovery from last October’s bombings. The Indonesian government has committed about $US7 million ... TravelWeekly Asia

Time for leadership in Jakarta

8 September 2000 If this week's column is a little more serious than my last few, it's possibly because it's written from Jakarta rather than from Bali. In Bali, I find the hypnotic culture, the sun and the sea, help lighten my mood. In Jakarta, ... TravelWeekly Asia
Airlines - China - MICE

Bird flu address at ITB

NEW YORK - The United Nations body, UNWTO will be having a special briefing for industry decision makers on the morning of March 10 at ITB Berlin. As the lead UN Agency for tourism, UNWTO is taking a central role in promoting awareness of the disease ... TravelWeekly Asia

The unique challengers of marketing Myanmar

Marketing a niche destination is difficult. But when your destination is ruled by an oppressive military regime and Amnesty International condemns you every time you try and promote the destination to tourists, it’s even harder. Myanmar’s tourism industry ... TravelWeekly Asia
Airlines - China - Corporate Travel - Travel Agents - MICE - Hotels

Big challenges remain foBig challenges remain for Tourism Australia

Tourism Australia has shrugged of moves to bring the organisation under greater bureaucratic control although it still faces major challenges following the resignation of managing director, Scott Morrison. As Tourism Australia begins the search ... TravelWeekly Asia

HATA backs inbound licensing call

28 September 2000 The Hong Kong Association of Travel Agents is backing a growing demand for inbound tour operators to be licensed. The Hong Kong SAR Government is currently in the process of finding a trade body to police the regulations on ... TravelWeekly Asia
China - Travel Agents

Philippines: A need for more control

In our continuing series on deregulation in the travel agency business, Ruby Gonzalez looks at the scene in the Philippines. 3 August 2001 Licensing of travel agencies was turned over to local government units (LGU) in the early 1990s, when ... TravelWeekly Asia
Travel Agents - MICE - Hotels

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